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| Terminally ill elders' anticipation of support in dying and in death | | Author(s) | Tracy A Schroepfer, Hyunjin Noh |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Work in End-of-life & Palliative Care, vol 6, nos 1/2, 2010 |
| Publisher | Haworth Social Work Practice Press, Binghamton, NY, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 73-90 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Terminal illness ; Attitude ; Terminal care ; Death ; Dying ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study explored terminally ill older people's anticipation of future support, which may be particularly important due to their vulnerable state and resulting support needs. Qualitative data was gathered from face-to-face interviews with 100 older Americans receiving hospice care, 85 of whom discussed anticipating future support. Content analysis revealed that anticipating support was based on current experiences of received support, and that the definition of future extended beyond death for some who anticipated surviving loved ones receiving grief support. Not all anticipation of support evoked positive feelings. Some respondents anticipated receiving unhelpful support or felt guilty about anticipating support from overburdened caregivers. Implications are discussed regarding the role of social workers in working with caregivers to ensure that the terminally ill older people they care for can anticipate future support in their dying process and after death. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101001008 A |
| Classmark | CV: DP: LV: CW: CX: 3DP: 7T |
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